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EP2348516 - Railway sensor including a coreless transformer with high galvanic insulation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 09.05.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rwaytech
Europa 3 - 2ème avenue International Business Park
74160 Archamps / FR
[2011/30]
Inventor(s)01 / Ciclet, Jean-Paul
635, avenue Victor Hugo
74800, Amancy / FR
02 / Gillard, Bernard
1, rue des Hutins
74160, Saint Julien en Genevois / FR
 [2020/38]
Former [2011/30]01 / Ciclet, Jean-Paul
635, avenue Victor Hugo
74800, Amancy / FR
02 / Gillard, Bernard
1, rue des Hutins
74160, Saint Julien en Genevois / FR
Representative(s)Novaimo
Europa 1
362, avenue Marie Curie
Archamps Technopole
74166 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Cedex / FR
[2023/30]
Former [2020/38]Novaimo
Europa 1
362, avenue Marie Curie
Archamps Technopole
74166 Saint Julien-en-Genevois Cedex / FR
Former [2013/07]Novaimo
Bâtiment Europa 2
310 avenue Marie Curie
Archamps Technopole
74166 Saint Julien en Genevois Cedex / FR
Former [2011/30]Novaimo
B.P. 50038
74802 La Roche-sur-Foron Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date11151262.018.01.2011
[2011/30]
Priority number, dateFR2010005040521.01.2010         Original published format: FR 1050405
[2011/30]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2348516
Date:27.07.2011
Language:FR
[2011/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2348516
Date:16.09.2020
Language:FR
[2020/38]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2348516
Date:26.07.2023
Language:FR
[2023/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.04.2011
ClassificationIPC:H01F30/08, H01F38/14, H01F5/00, H01F27/28
[2020/13]
CPC:
H01F27/2804 (EP); H01F5/003 (EP); H01F2027/2819 (EP);
H01F2038/143 (EP); H01F30/08 (EP)
Former IPC [2011/30]H01F27/28, H01F5/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/38]
Former [2011/30]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Eisenbahnsensor mit einem kernlosen Transformator mit höher galvanischer Trennung[2011/30]
English:Railway sensor including a coreless transformer with high galvanic insulation[2011/30]
French:Capteur ferroviaire à transformateur sans noyau à haute isolation galvanique[2011/30]
Examination procedure25.01.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.01.2012Examination requested  [2012/10]
07.08.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.02.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2016Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
14.03.2016Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
18.04.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.08.2020Fee for grant paid
11.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  07.08.2014
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  09.06.2021  11.06.2021  ADMISSIBLE
Knick Elektronische Messgeräte GmbH & Co. KG
Beuckestraße 22
14163 Berlin / DE
Opponent's representative
Rau, Schneck & Hübner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
 [2021/29]
30.06.2021Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
29.10.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
14.09.2022Date of oral proceedings
28.10.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.10.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
06.03.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
29.03.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
20.06.2023Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition21.12.2022Appeal received No.  T2656/22
21.12.2022Payment of appeal fee
06.03.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
29.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
28.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
24.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
30.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
30.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
21.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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 [A]US2004239465  (CHEN JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0003] , [00 6] - [0009]; figures 1,2 *;
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ExaminationEP0491214
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1999.785593
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    - S.C. TANG et al., "A Low-Profile Wide-Band Three-Port Isolation Amplifier With Coreless Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB) Transformers", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, (20011200), vol. 48, no. 6, pages 1180 - 1187, XP011023915
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